Virginia Republicans Prepare for Massive Nomination Convention
Richmond hosts a landmark GOP senatorial nominating convention with over 9 000 delegates expected. Richard Obenshain leads a three rival field including Linwood Holton and John Warner, while Nathan Miller is seen as a compromise option. The event features speeches by Bill Brock and Gov. James Edwards, with the nominating process to begin after noon Saturday.
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Virginia
Richmond Coliseum
U.S. Senate
Richard Obenshain
Godwin
Suffolk
Obenshain
U.S
William L. Scott
R-Va
Williamsburg
Nathan Miller
Bridgewater
Linwood Holton
Navy
John Warner
Holton
Warner
Miller
Pentagon
John Dalton
Mills Godwin
Funds for Study Get Joint Okay
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors and Winchester City Council approved funds for a joint capital facilities study. VVER Partnership of Alexandria to conduct the project with a top cost of 27,800 dollars. Frederick County 13,900 dollars and Winchester 15,000 dollars in federal anti recession funds. Study to begin immediately and yield results in five or six months.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Winchester City Council
VVER
Winchester-Frederick County
Frederick County Board
Joint Committee
Sallie Keith Douglas Plans Summer Courses at UVA
The Star's Calendar Girl for June is 19 year old Sallie Keith Douglas daughter of Mr and Mrs James M Douglas of Woodbine Farm. She completes her second year at the University of Virginia this summer and will enter Arizona State University in the fall to major in musical therapy. She is a 1976 graduate of James Wood High School and a member of the Relief United Methodist Church.
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University of Virginia
Miss Douglas
James M. Douglas
Woodbine Farm
Arizona State University
Pete
James Wood High School
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Relief United Methodist Church
Nuclear treaty talks stall amid tense U S Soviet relations
In New York Secretary Vance and Andrei Gromyko clash over key issues in a five hour session at the U.S. mission to the UN. They cite two major sticking points a constrain on new missiles and the Backfire bomber. Senate ratification flags and a Geneva site is likely for the next round.
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New York
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
United Nations
Gromyko
Africa
Vance
Carter
Moscow
Washington
Geneva
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Senate
Public Officials Not Immune to Suits
An editor's note opens a three part series on public official liability. Virginia official Maston T. Jacks cites rising civil rights suits against individuals, the Monroe v Pape ruling, and the Virginia gray area of immunity affecting local boards and managers.
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Maston T. Jacks
Virginia
Association of Counties
Charlottesville
Boards of Supervisors and Planning Commissions
Matson T. Jacks
Pape
Jacks
Carter considers raising beef import quotas to ease prices
The Carter administration weighs higher import quotas on foreign beef as April prices for steak roast and hamburger rose 6.6 percent. Robert Strauss says quotas are an available option, while Beef Industry Council officials defend current pricing and warn against profiteering. Inflation outlook remains uncertain with April grocery costs up 2.4 percent and overall prices up 0.9 percent.
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Washington
Carter
Robert Strauss
White House
Strauss
Beef Industry Council
Chicago
John L. Huston
Labor Department
Demonstration Erupts Into Tehran University Riot
A peaceful protest by several hundred women students at Tehran University turned into a riot as police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. No injuries reported, but windows were broken and traffic clogged the city area. The clash followed guards stationed in dormitories to separate sexes after a male raid last fall. About 100 people were injured in five hours of rioting ending early Wednesday.
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Tehran
Iran
Tehran University
Clarke Budget Page 6 details 1978 79 Clarke County plan
District feature explains what went into and what was left out of the Clarke County budget for 1978 79. It notes the considerations behind allocations and anticipated impacts on residents and services.
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Clarke Compass
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